Hiya It's me again... UIm, once again I don't own Rurouni Kenshin at all, hope you enjoy the chapter

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She was smiling and there was a glisten in her eyes... tears? Before I knew it this girl had her arms wrapped around my neck and was saying so many things into my gi. I could only make out the words, 'Missed, jerk, boring' and things like that. I gently removed her arms but she had already grasped my hand in both of hers. There goes my escape. Of course when she hugged me I wanted nothing more but to hug her back and say how I had thought of her everyday. But I couldn't. I couldn't stay here, I had so many places to go... But I hadnt even noticed that I had come back to this city... stupid subconscience.

She smiled and wiped her eyes on her shoulder. "Will you come to my house.. you know, to catch up?" She asked me. I agreed with a smile, there were things I had to tell her..too many things.

The house was framilier, the table I was sitting at, the kitchen, the sliding door leading to another room, and one leading to the back yard. "Would you like something to eat...?" She asked me, and I smiled, shaking my head no polietly.

It was only a few weeks after I had set off to become a wanderer. I already ran out of the small amout of money I had and my stomache was grumbling furiously. I was used to it though, but then I heard a giggle from behind me and an "Excuse me!" I turned around of course to see a girl only a year or two younger than myself. "You look hungry," She had said, I guess she didnt want to say 'Hey! I heard your stomache growling!' She continued. "If you can fix my back door I'll make you somthing to eat?"

It was a good offer, I had supposed; although I knew nothing of how to fix things. I slid off my sandals as she led me into her house with a smile on my features... were pale even after being outside for weeks... anyways. It was small but it looked comfortable. She motioned to a paper sliding door. "It wouldnt slide back closed... and I ripped it trying to," She said with a sweatdrop. She was so cute.

I looked at the door and turned around, but she was already gone. Oh well... I looked at a small metal guiding on the floor, the door had just fallen off. I lifted it it by the wooden edge and placed it back, moving it back and forth to make sure it would slide corerectly. I was about to start to put a new paper on it but I heard her saying something from the kitchen.

"There's a thing from America I'm going to try, okay?" She said.I guess I really didn't get a choice on the matter, but it was fine. I smiled and chuckled from my odd train of though and unrolled a large amount of rice paper and tacked it back to the door. I slid the door closed and walked back into the first room that had the table and sat down.

After only a few seconds she came out of the kitchen and set a glass cup in from of me with a clear looking liquid in it, with a lemon on the side. And there was a bowl of rice and meat beside of it, which I was a bit more interested in. She smiled widely, and drank some of hers; it looked like she was having a difficult time trying not to giggle, "It's Lemonaid." Lemonaid... what a silly name. A silly name for a drink for a silly girl, I smiled again; although this one didn't feel plastic..

I took a sip and felt my face twist slightly. "It's terrible!" I laughed. Hereyes widened a bit but soon she was laughing with me. "I'm sorry. I thought you might like it," She said while choking back a laugh. I smiled, she had a wonderful, carefree personality. I remembered my angered stomache and took a mouthful of the rice. Ahh, food.

"You left so suddenly." She said after an awkward silence. She was playing with a stray thread on her obi. I knew what I was going to say, but everytime I opened my mouth to say it the wrong thing came out.. usually I had no problem saying whatever came to my mind first.

I sighed with a smile, old habits never die. "I.. can't stay here with you. I have to move on."